Maura

Schwitter

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2016: IWLCA All-South Region second team and All-ACC first team selection as a junior … Ranked second on the team in draw controls (39) and caused turnovers (16) with career highs in both categories … Also had 23 ground balls … Veteran member of a defensive unit that compiled an 8.60 goals against average to rank fourth in the ACC … Defense kept opponents off the board for stretches of 15 minutes or more in 14 of 20 contests … Scored first career goal in season opener against Campbell (2/4) … Recorded an assist in an NCAA second round contest against North Carolina (5/15) … Reached four draw controls on five occasions … Logged career-best three caused turnovers at No. 7 Notre Dame (4/16) … All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll … Named to 2017 U.S. women’s national team in August, 2016.

2015: Started 19 of 21 contests during the Blue Devils’ run to the NCAA semifinals … Ranked third on the team in ground balls with 24 … Also finished with 17 caused turnovers and 16 draw controls … Helped the defensive unit rank second in the ACC with an 8.0 goals against average … Corralled a career-best three draw controls against Richmond (2/13) … Notched multiple caused turnovers on two occasions, including against Louisville in the ACC quarterfinals (4/23) … Logged a ground ball and a caused turnover in Duke’s NCAA quarterfinal victory over Princeton (5/16) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2014: Started the final five games of the season on defense while playing in 17 overall … Recorded four ground balls, one draw control and six caused turnovers as a rookie … Had a ground ball and a caused turnover against Virginia in the ACC Tournament (4/24).

Prior to Duke: Four-year letterwinner for Jason Schlereth at Immaculate Heart Academy … 2013 Under Armour All-American (North Team) … Tabbed No. 20 on Inside Lacrosse’s list of the top 25 incoming freshmen … Two-time member of the Under Armour All-America Underclass New Jersey all-star squad … Tallied 70 goals, 29 assists and 47 ground balls during her senior campaign to earn All-North Jersey, all-state, all-county, all-league and all-suburban first team recognition … Helped Immaculate Heart finish runners-up at the state sectional tournament her senior year … Also guided her squad to second-place showings at the county tournament all four years … Concluded her prep career with 138 goals, 51 assists and 98 ground balls … Lettered one year in soccer and one year in basketball at Immaculate Heart … Member of the National Honor Society and the National Art Honor Society … Recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award.

Personal: Born Maura Theresa Schwitter on July 7, 1995 in Hackensack, N.J. … Daughter of William and Eileen Schwitter … Has two brothers, Billy and Michael, and two sisters, Meaghan and Tara … Grandfather, Bill, competed in basketball and baseball at Manhattan College (1937-41), went on to play baseball in the New York Giants’ minor league system and was inducted into Manhattan’s College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995 … Father played basketball and baseball at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1976-80) … Mother played volleyball and softball at DeSales University (1976-80) … Brother, Billy, was a distance swimmer at Boston College (2004-08) … Sister, Tara, was a defender on Miami’s women’s soccer team (2010-13) … Cousin, Sean Bohan, graduated from Duke in 2013 ... Majoring in evolutionary anthropology.